LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1404, 2 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities advise that tho s.s. Warrimoo, which left Sydney at 1 p.m. on .March 30, has on board mi Australian mail. She is due to arrive on Wednesday mornin:;.

The Prime Minister (the Hon. T. Mackenzie) is to resume occupation of tho .Ministerial residence iu Molosworth Street,' which he formerly occupied, on Thursday next. The Christchurch "Spectator," a small weekly journal printed and published iu Chri.-lehiirch by the Hon. G. W. Kussell, bore some evidence in its "issue uf lasL Saturday of its excitement over .Mr. liussell's promotion. On some of its pages it declared its date of issue as March 110, on some others as March L' 3, and on its title it announced the dale, not as April the First, but as March 33! Included among the passengers who arrived by the Konmcra yo'lerday wore 17 domestic servant". There were 1117 "assisted*," and these included 71 adults and 38 children. Sixteen wives calne out to join their husbands. The Wairarapa South County Council on Saturday increased (he rata of wages of permanent and casual hands from Ss. to Us. a day. By arrangement with the Conciliation Commissioner, the hearing of the local grocers' dispute has been adjourned till April 21. No silting of the Conciliation Council will therefore be held until that date. Three prisoners will come up for sentence in the Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice. (Sir Robert Stout). They are Alfred Xslson, indecency; Mabel Edith Dickenson, forgery and causing a telegram to l;c sent with intent to defraud; and Henry Eraser Marshall, theft from a dwelling. After an extended holiday in Australia, Mr. Frank Tattle returned to Wellington last week. Humours, gained currency to the effect that Mr. Tattle was bringing a Sydney craft with him, but an inspection of hi; "traps" unfortunately revealed nothing half so welcome. Messrs. C. Williams and W. Edgar, who are .prospecting for gold in the Tararua Mountains on behalf of a Levin syndicate, returned to that town on Saturday, after a three weeks' tour on the ranges. They appear to have struck slight indications of gol'.l on one or two leads, but they are of the opinion that they may find l better results further back •on the hills. Tho country already prospected lies about eight miles from Levin. Messrs. Williams and Edgar returned to the inouatiins yesterday afternoon.

At the last mccliii[j nf (he Auckland Exhibition Committee, tho president; (Jlr. Elliot) reporting upoii the result of the canvass lor guaianlces, stated that the total amount already guaranteed was .£11,231), which for a beginning was highly .satisfactory. The guarantee list for the previous Auckland Exhibition had totalled JMM. lie suggested that the canvass should continue until the list reached Uilfi.OOU. The announcement was received with much gratification. In the matter of financial resistance from, the . City Council to Iho Exhibition, it was resolved that the Finance Committee of the Exhibition should meet the Finance Committee of the council, in nccordanco with the latter's resolution. Jlr. liuttlo said that he had had n letter from Jlr. Allen, secretary of tho Wellington Industrial Association, in the course of which ho stated that if the Government granted a subsidy for the Exhibition, any surplus resulting from the venture would be retained by the Government. All the accounts would have to pass through the books of the Government, and ho audited by the Government auditor. The president said he had received similar infovina'tion, an.! had communicated with Ml'. 0. iwcholson, who, he hoped, would be able to suggest n means for gettiii" over tho difficulty. It was usual to allow space 'to the Government free: but if a subsidy could not l:n got upon better terms than those named bv Jlr. Allen, the best plan would be to let the Government have .£2OOO worth of space, and pay for it like other exhibitors. A tire occurred in an unoccupied dwelling in Rati Road at 8.20 p'.m. yesterday. The house, which was very badly damaged, was owned by 111'. J. Brat Ho and insured in the London and Lancashire Office for ,£(i7f>. Owing to Jlr. V. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, being detained in Dunedin in connection with (lie Merchant Service Guild dispute, the hearing of the Palmerston Xorth llaxmillci's' dispute has been yostironed till Thursday creuinz. Full particulars regarding the train arrangements for the Easter holidays will be found in another part of this issue.